Duskie Estes | |
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| Born | August 4, 1968 [2] [3] |
| Education | |
| Spouse | John Stewart (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 [7] [8] |
| Culinary career | |
Duskie Lynn Estes (born August 4, 1968) [1] [2] [3] is an American chef and restaurateur.
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Estes is the youngest child born to a scientist father and to Carroll L. Estes, a sociology professor. [2] [1] [10] She studied pre-med and law at Brown University prior to becoming a chef. [2] [4] Estes then briefly attended California Culinary Academy before graduating from Brown University. [2]
In October 2010, Estes was selected to compete in the third season of the Food Network series The Next Iron Chef ; she was eliminated at the end of the fourth episode. [2] She returned to the series during the fifth season, where she was eliminated after the second episode. [11]
Estes also infrequently serves as a judge on Guy's Grocery Games . [4] [12]
Estes was a vegetarian for 22 years before meeting her husband, fellow chef and salumist John Stewart. [2] [12] [7] Together they own and operate the restaurants Zazu Kitchen + Farm, Bovolo, The Black Piglet and Black Pig Meat Co. [9] [7] [6] [4]
Estes and Stewart have two daughters, Brydie (born 2001) and Mackenzie (born 2002), who inspired the name for their farm, MacBryde Farm. [7] [8]
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